SEATTLE (AP) - Obafemi Martins and Eddie Johnson scored first-half goals while the home fans were still buzzing about the arrival of Clint Dempsey and the Seattle Sounders beat FC Dallas 3-0 on Saturday night.

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After two days of speculation, Dempsey was unveiled as the newest Sounders star during a pregame ceremony. Then his new club went out and ran its unbeaten streak at home to nine straight games, the longest in franchise history.

Dempsey's transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Seattle was made official when he unzipped his sweatshirt to reveal his new rave green jersey just before kickoff.

That set off a celebration that continued with early goals from Martins and Johnson. The addition of Dempsey should only make Seattle's offense more potent.

RED BULLS 3, SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Lloyd Sam had a goal and an assist after coming in as a second-half substitute, and New York took over first place in the Eastern Conference.

Sam, who entered in the 60th minute with the score tied at 1, assisted on Fabian Espindola's go-ahead goal in the 63rd minute and then made it 3-1 in the 69th with a counterattack goal.

Steele also had a goal and an assist for the Red Bulls (11-7-5), who extended their unbeaten streak to four and moved two points ahead of Kansas City (10-7-6) in the East.

Kei Kamara had a goal and an assist for Sporting K.C.

Dom Dwyer's first MLS goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, pulled Sporting to 3-2.

D.C. UNITED 3, IMPACT 1

WASHINGTON (AP) - Conor Doyle and Jared Jeffrey each scored their first professional goals to lead D.C. United.

Doyle also set up Jeffrey's stoppage-time score in the pair's second match each for their new club.

Luis Silva also scored for United (3-15-4), who snapped a five-game winless streak and scored three goals for the first time this season.

Jed Brovsky scored his first career goal for the Impact (10-6-5), who wasted a chance to move into second place in the Eastern Conference with a victory over the last-place United.

Colorado midfielder Atiba Harris left in the first half with a right quad injury. The Rapids were already without Hendry Thomas, who served the first of a two-game suspension after receiving a second yellow card in last week's game with Los Angeles.

The game was halted for an hour and two minutes in the first half due to lightening in the area. Several downpours of rain made for difficult field conditions.

EARTHQUAKES 2, CHIVAS USA 0

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Chris Wondolowski scored twice in his return from playing on the U.S. national team, breaking a nearly three-month league drought and leading San Jose to the win.

Wondolowski headed home a ball to the upper reaches of the far corner in the 45th minute for his first league goal since May 8.

The reigning league MVP, who scored five times during the United States' victorious Gold Cup run, followed that up by pouncing on a loose rebound in the 87th minute.

San Jose (8-9-6) extended its winning streak to three matches to edge back into the Western Conference playoff race. The Quakes are unbeaten in 11 home matches.

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